My recommendations for these options include: In the resulting dialog, click the View tab.Īs you can see, there is a list of options, some checked, some not. On the far right of the File Explorer window, click on the Options button.Ĭlick on Change folder and search options. Change other optionsīefore we go further, I want to suggest you change a couple of other options and make them the new default view as well. This is my preferred view, and what I want to see as the default at all times. In this example, click the View tab and then click Details. Open File Explorer either by right-clicking on the Windows Start menu and clicking on File Explorer, or holding down the Windows Key ( ) and typing E (for Explorer).īegin by changing the view to what you want it to be.

Uncheck Hide extensions for known file types.

Uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Uncheck Hide empty drives in the Computer folder.

Check Show hidden files, folders and drives.

In the resulting dialog click on the View tab.

On the far right of the ribbon, click on Options, then Change folder and search options.

In Windows File Explorer, in the View menu/ribbon, in Layout, click on Details.

Windows 10 details pane